OT'ish: Win7 32 bit and 64 bit OEM licences

NoSpam · 2012-03-06T16:04:39+00:00

I was about to migrate to Win7 Professional 64 bit (using an OEM DVD bought from Novatech) but, having tried and failed, I now realise that I have a 32 bit processor! Novatech won't exchange it because the seal is broken so it looks like it might be an expensive mistake UNLESS ...Can a 64 bit OEM licence key be used for the 32 bit version? (This is OEM, not retail). If it can then I only to borrow the 32 bit media from somewhere, but web searches give conflicting advice.

Mar 06, 2012 21 Replies

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Clive George 14 years ago

Server, yes, XP, no.

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Andy Burns 14 years ago

Only Advanced/Enterprise/Datacentre Server editions IIRC, not Workstation/Home/Professional/Standard Server editions.

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